Translation: Study extensively and in many aspects, ask for advice in detail, think carefully, make clear distinctions, and act in a down-to-earth manner. Selected from Chapter 20 of "The Doctrine of the Mean", it is a famous sentence about scholarship. It is said that the author was a descendant of Confucius.

The original text of "The Doctrine of the Mean·Chapter 20":

Study it extensively, examine it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently. There is no learning, and learning cannot be done, and there is no way; there is no questioning, and asking is not knowing, and there is no clearing; there is no thinking, and thinking is not getting it, and there is no clearing; there is no discerning, and discerning is not clear, and there is no clearing. Yes; there is no way to do it, and there is no way to do it diligently, and there is no way to do it. If a person can do it once, he can do it by a hundred; if a person can do it by ten, he can do it by a thousand. If you can do this, you will be wise even if you are stupid, and you will be strong even if you are soft.

Translation of "The Doctrine of the Mean·Chapter 20":

Study extensively, inquire about knowledge in detail, think carefully, discern clearly, and practice it practically . If you don’t learn, it’s enough. If you don’t learn, it won’t stop until you become clear and clear. If you don’t ask for advice, it won’t stop. If you don’t ask for advice, it won’t stop until you fully understand it. If you don’t think, it won’t stop. Now that you’ve thought about it, you won’t want to come up with some truth. It must never be terminated.

If you don’t discern it, that’s it. Now that you’ve discerned it, it won’t stop until you understand it. If others learn it once, I will learn it a hundred times; if others learn it ten times, I will learn it a thousand times. If this method can be implemented, even stupid people will definitely become smarter, and even weak people will definitely become strong.